SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres have come to terms on contracts
with catchers Nick Hundley and John Baker and seven other
arbitration-eligible players.
Hundley hit a career-best .288 last
season with a career-high nine home runs and 29 RBIs. He underwent
surgery on his right elbow in July.
The 31-year-old Baker missed
most of the 2011 season due to surgery on his right elbow in September
2010. He was acquired in an offseason trade with the Marlins in exchange
for left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc.
Other players coming to
terms with the Padres for 2012 were: right-handed pitchers Luke
Gregerson, Tim Stauffer and Edinson Volquez; left-handed pitcher Joe
Thatcher; infielder Chase Headley and outfielders Carlos Quentin and
Will Venable.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
